What color is #070C25?

#070C25 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Void. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #070C25?

The RGB value is 7, 12, 37: 7 red, 12 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #070C25?

The complementary color is #252007, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #070C25?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#070C25 color

#070C25 rgb(7, 12, 37)

Shades of black

The hex color #070C25 is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.7% red, 4.7% green and 14.5% blue (7, 12, 37).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 68% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 81% cyan, 68% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Void (#050D25), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.3:1).

#070C25 color codes

HEX	`#070C25`
RGB	`rgb(7, 12, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.7%, 4.7%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 68%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 81%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(81%, 68%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.99, 5.45, -16.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.99, 17.42, 288.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.553, 0.442, 1.806)`
Decimal	`461861`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #070C25, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #070C25	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#070C25 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #070C25 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #070c25; }
.text { color: #070c25; }
.border { border: 2px solid #070c25; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(7 12 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #070c25, #110725); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #070C25?: #070C25 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Void. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #070C25?: The RGB value is 7, 12, 37: 7 red, 12 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #070C25?: The complementary color is #252007, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #070C25?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.